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Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda

Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda

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Earth Science

D-Index
42
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World Ranking
5254
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Overview

Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda is affiliated with Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and has a substantial research output in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Their work extensively covers areas related to geology, paleoclimatology, and ecosystem dynamics, with particular attention to coastal and marine environments.

Their research focuses on several topics, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

The main fields of study for Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda encompass:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader fields, subfields of study include:

  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Ecology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • History
  • Paleontology

Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda's scientific contributions appear regularly in journals such as:

  • CATENA
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Geomorphology
  • Marine Geology
  • Remote Sensing

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Climate changes in Northeastern Brazil from deglacial to Meghalayan periods and related environmental impacts," 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Investigating δ13C values in stalagmites from tropical South America for the last two millennia," 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "The effect of global warming on the establishment of mangroves in coastal Louisiana during the Holocene," 2021, Geomorphology
  • "Southward migration of the austral limit of mangroves in South America," 2020, CATENA
  • "Sea-level fall and coastal water cooling during the Late Holocene in Southeastern Brazil based on vermetid bioconstructions," 2020, Marine Geology

Frequent collaborators in their research encompass:

  • Marcelo Cancela Lisboa Cohen
  • José Albertino Bendassolli
  • Adriana V. de Souza
  • Erika Rodrigues
  • Marlon Carlos França

Best Publications

  • Combination of flow injection analysis with flame atomic-absorption spectrophotometry: determination of trace amounts of heavy metals in polluted seawater

    Svend Olsen;Luiz C. R. Pessenda;Jaromir Růžička;Elo H. Hansen

  • Radiocarbon dating of total soil organic matter and humin fraction and its comparison with 14C ages of fossil charcoal

    L C R Pessenda;S E M Gouveia;R Aravena

  • Paleo-environmental change in Amazonian and African rainforest during the LGM

    D. Anhuf;D. Anhuf;M.-P. Ledru;H. Behling;F.W. Da Cruz

  • Late Quaternary Vegetation Dynamics in the Southern Amazon Basin Inferred from Carbon Isotopes in Soil Organic Matter

    Hermes Augusto de Freitas;Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda;Ramon Aravena;Susy Ely Marques Gouveia

  • Relative sea-level changes in the last 5500 years in southern Brazil (Laguna–Imbituba region, Santa Catarina State) based on vermetid ages

    Rodolfo J Angulo;Paulo C.F Giannini;Kenitiro Suguio;Luiz C.R Pessenda

  • The Use of Carbon Isotopes (13C,14C) in Soil to Evaluate Vegetation Changes During the Holocene in Central Brazil

    L. C. R. Pessenda;Ramon Aravena;A. J. Melfi;E. C. C. Telles

  • Impact of pre-Columbian "geoglyph" builders on Amazonian forests.

    Jennifer Watling;Jennifer Watling;José Iriarte;Francis E. Mayle;Denise Schaan

  • The carbon isotope record in soils along a forest-cerrado ecosystem transect: implications for vegetation changes in the Rondonia state, southwestern Brazilian Amazon region:

    L. C.R. Pessenda;B. M. Gomes;R. Aravena;A. S. Ribeiro

  • Origin and dynamics of soil organic matter and vegetation changes during the Holocene in a Forest-Savanna transition zone, Brazilian Amazon region

    L. C.R. Pessenda;R. Boulet;R. Aravena;V. Rosolen

  • Millenial-scale climatic and vegetation changes in a northern Cerrado (Northeast, Brazil) since the Last Glacial Maximum

    M P Ledru;Gregório Cardoso Tápias Ceccantini;Susy Eli Marques Gouveia;J A López-Sáez

  • The evolution of a tropical rainforest/grassland mosaic in southeastern Brazil since 28,000 14C yr BP based on carbon isotopes and pollen records

    Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda;Paulo Eduardo De Oliveira;Milene Mofatto;Vanda Brito de Medeiros

  • Carbon isotopes in charcoal and soils in studies of paleovegetation and climate changes during the late Pleistocene and the Holocene in the southeast and centerwest regions of Brazil

    S.E.M Gouveia;L.C.R Pessenda;R Aravena;R Boulet

  • Late Pleistocene and Holocene vegetation changes in northeastern Brazil determined from carbon isotopes and charcoal records in soils

    Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda;Susy Eli Marques Gouveia;Adauto de Souza Ribeiro;Paulo Eduardo De Oliveira

  • Holocene fire and vegetation changes in southeastern Brazil as deduced from fossil charcoal and soil carbon isotopes

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  • Vegetation dynamics during the Late Pleistocene in the Barreirinhas region‚ Maranhão state‚ northeastern Brazil‚ based on carbon isotopes in soil organic matter

    Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda;Adauto de Souza Ribeiro;Susy Eli Marques Gouveia;Ramon Aravena

  • 14c dating and stable carbon isotopes of soil organic matter in forest-savanna boundary areas in the southern Brazilian Amazon region

    Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda;Susy Eli Marques Gouveia;Ramon Aravena;B. M. Gomes

  • Carbon-13 variation with depth in soils of Brazil and climate change during the Quaternary.

    I. A. Martinelli;L. C. R. Pessenda;E. Espinoza;P. B. Camargo

  • Datacao radiocarbonica de amostras de interesse arqueologico e geologico por espectrometria de cintilacao liquida de baixa radiacao de fundo

    Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda;P B Camargo

  • Natural radiocarbon measurements in Brazilian soils developed on basic rocks.

    Luiz Carlos Ruiz Pessenda;E. P. E Valencia;Plinio Barbosa de Camargo;E. C. C Telles

  • Development of Accurate and Reliable 14C Chronologies for Loess Deposits: Application to the Loess Sequence of Nussloch (Rhine Valley, Germany)

    Christine Hatté;Luiz Carlos Pessenda;Andreas Lang;Martine Paterne

Frequent Co-Authors

Dilce de Fátima Rossetti
Dilce de Fátima Rossetti National Institute for Space Research
Ramon Aravena
Ramon Aravena University of Waterloo
Marcelo C.L. Cohen
Marcelo C.L. Cohen Louisiana State University
Plínio Barbosa de Camargo
Plínio Barbosa de Camargo Universidade de São Paulo
Francis E. Mayle
Francis E. Mayle University of Reading
Marly Babinski
Marly Babinski Universidade de São Paulo
Hermann Behling
Hermann Behling University of Göttingen
Marcos Gervasio Pereira
Marcos Gervasio Pereira Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Elias A.G. Zagatto
Elias A.G. Zagatto Universidade de São Paulo
Francisco José Krug
Francisco José Krug Universidade de São Paulo

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